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AgVetLink: Number 54, February 2006

From the Director

Welcome to our first issue of AgVetLink for 2006! Since the new year, all staff have been working to keep up with ‘business as usual’ while making contributions to the strategic initiatives of the organisation. Two of these, the Imported Food Review and the Domestic Food Review, are highlighted on page 2.

Application numbers have been unusually high for the past three months (see graphs on page 4), putting pressure on the system. Therefore, filling staff vacancies has been a priority. Lucy Johnston (page 5) has already started work and several other people will join the Group in March.

In the compliance area, we are pleased to note that our efforts to inform and educate are paying off (see page 5). We have also reached an operational agreement with Biosecurity NZ for compliance relating to new organisms in veterinary medicines (page 8).

Debbie Morris, Director, Approvals and ACVM Group